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There has been a lot of discussion regarding Drig Dasa of Parasara article by Sri Narasimha. In the following line I would like to bring forth how Drig dasa varies according to some other scholars. But, I will stick to Jaimini Sutras only. First, I include the notes I wrote regarding Narasimha article some time back and then explain the other method. I request the readers to go through it and bring forth the truth. The padakrama order to be followed in this Drig dasa varies if we take consideration of two ensuing sutras after the Drig dasa adhikara sutra. Reconciling Narasimha's Version with Jaimini I am really surprised by the fact that Narasimha could arrive to the meaning of Trikuta padakrama regarding Drig dasa by referring to Parasara Hora. Most of the students are confused by the word Trikuta Padakrama vide the sutra Kujaadi Trikuta Pada kramena Drig dasa, since trikuta padakrama is also used in Manduka dasa. So, some scholars interpreted trikuta padakrama in Drig dasa as 1,5,9 houses from 9th house. I would like to explain this padakrama referring to only Jaimini Sutras in line with Jaimini methods. In Jaimini methods, we have a number of ways of reckoning the dasa sequences advocated by Vriddha Karikas. I am giving some of them below. 1. Prakriti Chakra padakrama --> where in reckoning will be done zodiacal for odd signs and antizodiacal for even sign. Please remember here that the nature is odd or even not the Vishama pada or Sama pada.
2. Vikriti Chakra Pada karma --> where in reckoning will be done anti - zodiacal for odd signs and zodiacal for even sign. Please remember here that the nature is odd or even not the Vishama pada or Sama pada. 3. Udaya charka padakrama --> always zodiacal for both natures of signs. Readers can now understand the very purpose of Jaimini mentioning the sutra Na Kwachit after mentioning the sutras Prachee vrittir Vishameshu, Para Vrittyottareshu. I dont really understand why Vishama pada and Samapada reckoning is used in only Chara dasa by Neelakantha. Now I am giving below the ensuing sutras after the Kujaadi Trikuta .. Though sage names it as Trikuta Padakrama, for the sake of clarity, temporarily I call it Drig dasa padakrama. Since it is drig dasa the dasa signs will be the signs aspected by 9th, 10th and 11th house from Lagna. This padakrama is explained below by considering the following two sutras belongs to Drig dasa.
Sutra: Matri Dharmayoh Saamanyam Vipareetam OjaKutayoh Sutra: Yadhah Samanyam Yugme.
I am now venturing to reconcile with Parasara slokas given by Narasimha. Using Katapayadi varga, Matri --> Sign Leo, Dharma --> Sign Aquarius. Sage Jaimini States that for the above two signs the drig padakrama is Samanyam i.e according to Prakriti charka. Since, these two signs are odd signs, the reckoning will be zodiacal even though they belong to Samapada group. Thats the precise reason why Jaimini instructs Saamanyam. For Ojapada signs excepting dual signs, the reckoning will be according to Vikriti chakra. For remaining Samapada signs excepting dual signs, the reckoning will be according to Prakriti
chakra. For Dual signs, the reckoning will be according to Prakriti charka vide sutra Yadhah Saamanyam Yugme. Now I am tabulating the reckoning of successive signs from 9th house for each sign below. So, if 9th house happens to be Aries, Odd and Ojapada sign, vikriti charka padakrama. Since it is odd sign vikriti chakra pada krama means reckoning Anti Zodiacally. Taurus, Even and Ojapada sign, Vikriti charka padakrama, since it is even sign vikriti chakra pada krama means reckoning zodiacally. Gemini, Odd and Ojapada sign, Prakriti charka padakrama means count zodiacally Cancer, Even and Samapada sign, Prakriti chakra, counting Anti Zodiacal Leo, Prakriti chakra (Special rule), counting zodiacally Virgo, Even , Samapada, Prakriti chakra, counting anti-zodiacally Libra, odd, Ojapada, Vikriti chakra, counting anti zodiacally Scorpio, even, Ojapada, Vikriti chakra, counting zodiacally Sagittarius, odd, Ojapada, Prakriti chakra, counting zodiacally Capricorn, Even, Samapada, Vikriti chakra, counting anti zodiacally Aquarius, Prakriti chakra (Special rule), counting zodiacally Pisces, Even, Samapada , Prakriti chakra, counting Anti Zodiacally Hence, it can be deduced that Sage Jaimini also endorsed the way Sri Narasimha interpreted the reckoning of dasa signs in Drig dasa using this peculiar Drig dasa Trikuta pada krama. In fact, there will be only three signs aspected by any rasi and since Drig dasa name itself shows that it is based on aspects. Hence name Trikuta padakrama is also justified. I must admit that this Pada krama order idea was learnt from the Telugu commentary of Jaimini Sutras by Sri Kambhampati Rama Gopala Murthy. Drig dasa By Jaimini Scholar Sri Iranganti Rangacharya: Now, I will explain the Drig dasa interpretation by Sri Rangacharya according to his Jaimini Sutramritam. Drig dasa starts for the 9th sign from lagna and the progression will be the trines from the start dasa sign. After the first trine then the trine from the 2nd house from start dasa sign follows. For example if the Asc is Aries, then the dasa signs are Sg, Ar, Le, Cp, Ta, Vi, Aq, Ge, Li, Pi, Cn, Sc. So here there no concept like aspecting signs. Sri Rangacharya interprets the ensuing Matri Dharmayoh sutras in a different context. He takes these two sutras to prove that calculation of dasa years is always according to Prakriti chakra.
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